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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,945
    edited March 2025
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    ^^^^^sure and so are labor and health care costs. Which are much bigger drivers of the price of goods than gas or oil.
    Especially considering that the average price of a barrel of oil the last 4 years is about 15 % more than it was the previous
    3 years. I did not include 2020 as that was a total shet show as we all know.

    To blame the present level inflation on just gas and oil prices is too simplistic and easy. And don’t get me started on price gouging.

    With all due respect.

    And labor and healthcare costs go into the price of gasoline and diesel and natural gas, in addition to the prices of fuel. It isn't just the raw commodity prices of nat. gas or crude oil that go into the at the pump final prices. It has to be gotten out of the ground, distributed, refined, delivered...... You can see below that refining cost went up 32% with almost the same just 25% higher crude oil price and that was just 2023.

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    George / NJ

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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,945
    edited March 2025
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    ^^ I have an extensive response to that Kex, but it would be certain to upset people here and most definitely would get this thread shut down. Suffice to say that at least that money is transparent whereas people in certain (ahem) positions where they are paid low 6 figures salaries are somehow getting filthy rich.

    PS: Rachel Maddow gets $25M for one show per week 🤣🤣🤣

    PS2: "Profits" pretty much includes CEO pay and dividends and stock buybacks doesn't it? That was in the graph. We need to find a graph like I posted but one that separates refining costs and profits instead of lumping them together. That was sneaky of them lol.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
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    iFi nano iDSD DAC
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 4,121
    edited March 2025
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    On another note you can now finance your DoorDash purchases.

    DD now offers buy now pay later.


    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey.

    Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper REALLY likes you.

    And the boots you lick will stomp you too.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,752
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    On another note you can now finance your DoorDash purchases.

    DD now offers buy now pay later.


    If you are buying Door Dash regularly or (at all)... chances are you are not concerned about financial success, interest or a budget of any kind!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 774
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    Maybe you two might try using Signal to continue this chat amongst yourselves. I hear it's highly regarded. :D
  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,360
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    About as highly regarded as the source that information came from, huh?

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 15,018
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,752
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    While I am not a fan of pure electric, your wife is like a prime candidate
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.